Extend System Partition Windows 8/8.1

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Windows 8 built-in Disk Management Tool

Windows 8 has the function of resizing partition as Windows 7 in its built-in tool
Disk Management (DM). We can see the following Windows 8 Disk Management by
Right-click "Computer", select "Manage" and then click "Disk
Management" in "Storage" folder.

Besides extend system partition Windows 8, there are some other functions like shrink
partition, delete
partition and format hard disk.

Windows 8 Disk Management limitations

Windows 8 Disk Management has the same limitations as in Windows 7 Disk
Management:

It doesn't allow users to operate "Move Partition" or "Resize
System Partition" (when there is no unallocated space right behind system C
partition).

Because of such limitations, users need to search some professional partition
software such as partition magic Windows 8 alternative, AOMEI partition software to
resize partitions, which can help you to increase or reduce the disk space of
partition without any limitation.

Partition magic Windows 8 extend system partition

AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro Edition, which can resize partition directly without
losing data for users, is a professional partition manager. This competitive
software has three easy-to-use wizards to simplify extend and shrink partition
operations, copy partition and disk operations. Free download and see how it
works.

Tips: AOMEI Partition Assistant is also fully compatible with
the latest Windows 8.1, and the steps of extending system partition in Windows 8.1
are the same as those to extend system partition Windows 8.

As we can see there is no unallocated space. So, we need to shrink F. Right-click
F, select "Resize Partition" and the program will pop-up a new
window，then drag the handle rightwards. Then click "OK".

Tip: While using DM, if there is no unallocated space,
expand disk Windows 8 can’t move further anymore.

The unallocated space will be behind c: after step 2 done. Then right-click
C, then select "Resize Partition" and drag the handle rightwards. Then
click "OK".

Tip: If you drag the handle from right leftwards, the
unallocated space will be behind F partition and not right behind C
partition. Then, you have to first move F partition to put it after the
unallocated space and make unallocated space before F and right after C.
Then, you can extend partition Windows 8.

Before click the "Apply" on the tool bar to commit the operations, we
can preview the changes in "Pending Operations". When an error occurs,
the "Undo" "Redo" and "Discard" buttons can help
correct the last step of the operation. All done, you can see the partition
redistribution as the following screenshot.

Note: Partition Magic Windows 8 - AOMEI Partition Assistant
cannot add free space from one partition in A disk to target partition in B disk. It
can only reallocate free space with the
same hard drive.